Salman Khan has posted his first tweet after getting bail in the blackbuck poaching case, thanking fans, friends and family

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"Thank you for being there with all the love and support," he tweeted

Salman was convicted of poaching endangered blackbuck in Rajasthan

He was granted bail on Saturday afternoon

Salman Khan has posted his first tweet after getting bail in the blackbuck poaching case, thanking fans, friends and family for standing by him. "Tears of gratitude. To all my loved ones who are with me and never lost hope. Thank you for being there with all the love and support. God Bless," he tweeted. Last week, Salman, 52, was convicted of poaching endangered blackbuck in Rajasthan 20 years ago and sentenced to five years in jail. He spent two days in prison in Jodhpur, where he was being tried, and was granted bail on Saturday afternoon. Salman Khan is now home in Mumbai.

Read what Salman Khan posted.

Tears of gratitude . To all my loved ones who are with me and never lost hope . Thank you for being there with all the love and support . God Bless .

I know for a fact that Salman bhai and his family have the utmost respect and faith in our judiciary system. @BeingSalmanKhan is one of the strongest and most genuine people I know and I'm sure he will come out of this stronger.

The charity, the generosity etc of @BeingSalmanKhan is irrelevant here. What is all-important is the fact that he did NOT pull the trigger! He did NOT commit the crime. He is protecting someone for silly emotional reasons. Even at a HUGE cost to himself. https://t.co/aJLdn129WH

After returning to Mumbai from Jodhpur, Salman was visited by Katrina Kaif, Varun Dhawan, his Race 3 team and other celebs. Thousands of fans and well-wishers had also gathered outside his home to get a glimpse of Salman, who later waved to them from his balcony. Salman also attended co-star Saqib Saleem's birthday party.

Salman Khan waved to the crowd from his balcony

Salman Khan with Riteish Deshmukh and Bobby Deol at Saqib's birthday party

Salman Khan has been found guilty of hunting blackbuck while filming Hum Saath Saath Hain in Rajasthan in 1998. His co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam were charged with inciting the actor to hunt but have been acquitted for lack of evidence.

The next hearing in the blackbuck poaching case has been scheduled for May 7.